Sunday Stash Report, July 12, 2026

 

Klarity arrived yesterday from Kerry.  The quilting design is very pretty.  It shows up nicely on the solid purple borders.  I have been preparing the binding and should be hand stitching it on later tonight.

I think I shared the first block with you already, but here it is again if not.  This is the stamped cross stitch project I am working on currently, Teddy Bears.

Block two.  He is taking a nap with his pacifier.

Block three has him playing with a duck toy.

Block four has him in his high chair all set with his duck bib and bowl at the ready.

Block five has him wrapped up in a blanket.  You can see he's not quite finished.  All the bears use the same three floss colors and the diaper, pacifier, and duck are throughout the 12 blocks using the same floss colors.  I love the expressions.

I finished the second table runner from mom's stash during the week.  This project will have a white backing.  I'm still holding out on what color to use for the binding.  I like the idea of the green, but there isn't quite enough.  My second choice is the dark pink, but once again there isn't quite enough.  The medium pink and the purple along with the border print have enough fabric to get around.  We will see when the time comes.

Nothing to change the stats this week.  I am at work on Cherry Crunch =^.^=

Used this week: 0 yards
Used YTD: 173.5 yards 
Purchased this week: 0 yards
Purchased YTD: 43.5 yards
Net used in 2026: 130 yards

Wednesday Workings, July 8, 2026

Kittens is finished.  I had a difficult time finding the right binding fabric, but ended up liking this fabric quite a bit.  Which block do you like best?  I will soon be sharing the Teddy Bear blocks.  I have about five of them done.  I can tell now that it will be a cute quilt too.

The second table runner from mom's stash is on my design wall.  I added a couple of pinks and the inner border fabric to bring out the focus fabric.  A decision on the outer border will be next to make.

All the units for Cherry Crunch are ready to put this project together.  I will be making 56 of the block shown at the bottom (instruction).  Going to take a bit of time to accomplish this part.  So I don't get to bored the small easy projects like the table runner create a good distraction.

I must get back to my UFOs =^.^=

I finished the The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane...great read.  Now I am on to Black Cake...the jury is out on this one that I am not too far into.

Design Wall Monday, July 6 2026

I am back to working on Cherry Crunch today.  It isn't quite ready for my design wall.  I have finished all the 2.5" x 4.5" neutral strip units, 448 of them.  The red 2.5" squares are next to work on.  I need a diagonal line on them, again 448 of these.  They are all cut and ready.  These red squares are stitched on the strip unit.  That's all the units for the center of the quilt.  It will be surrounded by a neutral inner border.  

Finally a red 4.5" red strip border is to be attached.  I have a bunch of red strips ready to stitch.  I will skip forward to these today.

Later once the whole chicken is in the oven for dinner tonight; I will be marking the red squares.  I also plan to cut another table runner from mom's stash.

I have a book to finish before the SD Library takes it away =^.^=  I am on Part 2 of 4 in the book The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane. It is amazing to me the traditions that are passed down in China even today.

Go USA in the chase for the FIFA World Cup Trophy.